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Research Interests: Molecular and cellular neuroscience
Genetic modification of mammalian brain cells
CRISPR/Cas systems
Viral delivery vectors 
Present Position: VU LSC EMBL Partnership Institute, senior researcher (group leader)
Education:
 PhD in Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, UK
MSc in Biochemistry, Vilnius University
BSc in Biochemistry, Vilnius University
Experience (Past Positions): 2021–present - senior researcher, Vilnius University
2016–2021 - Marie Sklodowska Curie fellow, Vilnius University

2013–2015 - Marie Sklodowska Curie fellow, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Italy

2012 - research associate, University of Cambridge
Subjects Taught: Advanced light microscopy course, Molecular Biotechnology MSc programme (in English).
Neuromethods course, Neurobiology and Biophysics BSc programme.
Molecular phagocytosis lectures as a part of Molecular cells biology course, Molecular Biology MSc programme.
Glial biology lecture as a part of Neurobiology course for life sciences BSc programmes.
Supervision of Doctoral Students: Daina Pamedytytė 2018–2022
Lina Saveikytė 2018–2022
Ugnė Kuliešiūtė 2019–2023
Gintarė Urbonaitė 2019–2023
Dovydas Gabrielaitis 2019–2023
Awards: 2019 Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas awarded by President Dalia Grybauskaite
2019 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Rising Talent award
2018 The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences Young Scientist Scholarship
2017 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science fellowship 
Publications: LABT_LMAVB 
PubMed  
Academic Cooperation: Center for Innovative Medicine, Lietuva
Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Lietuva
Brown University, USA
University of Edinburgh, UK
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Italy
University of Freiburg, Germany

Projects and Grants:

2021–2026 -- "Targeted CRISPR/Cas delivery to mammalian nervous system", European Regional Development Fund. Principal investigator.
2020–2022 - Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellowship, SinGly project. Supervisor.
2020–2021 - Vilnius University Science Advancement Fund. "The impact of maternal metabolic status for the neurodevelopment of the offspring: detecting early behavioural deficits through ultrasonic vocalizations". Principal Investigator.
2017–2019 - IBRO Return Home Fellowship. Principal Investigator.
2016–2021 - Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellowship, LIPSYNING project. Principal Investigator.
2013–2015 - Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship, SYNSIGNAL project. Principal Investigator.
2012 - Lithuanian Research Council Short-Term Fellowship "Mechanisms of synaptic degeneration in Alzheimer's disease". Principal Investigator.
Research Dissemination:
Other Related Activities: Since 2020 member of the Board of Lithuanian Neuroscience Association
Since 2017 member of the Board of the Research Council of Lithuania
2018–2021 member of the Young IBRO Committee of the International Brain Research Organization 
Languages: Lithuanian (native), English, Italian, German

 

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